Edition 16

Edition 16

Jamming for the girls

From racism to gentrification, poet Shagufta K Iqbal has plenty to say.

Sandi Dheensa

Bristol and Beyond

100,000 local people are being told investing in oil can avert climate change

Adam Cantwell-Corn
Adam Cantwell-Corn

Bristol and Beyond

Major increases in fossil fuel investments despite pension fund ‘Responsible Investment’ efforts

Adam Cantwell-Corn
Adam Cantwell-Corn

Bristol and Beyond

Bank robbery: the ‘theft of the century’ and a house in Fishponds

Unsuspecting local business owner shocked to learn that companies registered to his property used by fraudsters.

Alon Aviram
Alon Aviram

Addicted Bristol: Life and Death

Revealed: Bristol’s drug services dogged by problems

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

City

Yoga will not fix the NHS stress crisis, staff say

Hannah Vickers
Hannah Vickers

City

The debate: High-rises in Bristol – addressing the housing crisis or soulless towers?

The council has launched a plan to build a number of high-rise residential towers across the city in a bid to make better use of the city’s limited space, attracting resistance from campaigners and the Green Party, who say the towers are too high and unnecessary. Two players in the debate give th...

Paul Smith
Paul Smith (Elim Housing Association) and Matthew Montagu-Pollock

Ideas and Action

Turned away: “I don’t know where that magic middle ground is”

Students say support is lacking for severe mental health needs, as Zoe found out.

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

Ideas and Action

Bristol Uni needs to do more on mental health, students say

Despite investment in services this year, students are increasingly concerned about mental health.

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

People's History

Not so long ago in Bristol you could be hanged for love

As the summer Pride season starts, it is worth remembering that British society was not always tolerant of homosexuality.

Steve Mills

Edition 16

Creatures great and small, with a side of creationism

Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm, Bristol’s very own Christian-led zoo, sprinkles some unusual messages in among its furry friends. But are these really a good reason to ban your kids from visiting?

Joe Skirkowski

City

Celebrating the city

Meet some of the community groups finding creative solutions to food poverty, mental health and assumptions around gender identity.

Matty Edwards Hannah Vickers
Matty Edwards and Hannah Vickers
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